Circumventing uncertainty in the moral economy: West African shrines in Europe, witchcraft and secret gambling

African Diaspora

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-93

  Parish, Jane ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFRICAN WITCHCRAFT; GAMBLING; GHANAIAN DIASPORA; SHRINES

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955213196     PISSN: 18725457     EISSN: 18725465     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/187254610X505664     Document Type: Review

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